lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
nature; property; disposition
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
returning to the service of one's master
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
annexation; merger; swallowing up
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
good humour (humor); good mood
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to run around; to bustle about
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
continuation; succession; series
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
as; because; with; due to
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)